Fiancé visa (К1/К2, К3/К4)

Overview

The fiancé(e) K-1 visa is for the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a United States (U.S.) citizen. The K-1 visa permits the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen sponsor within 90 days of arrival. The foreign-citizen will then apply for adjustment of status to a permanent resident (LPR) with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Because a fiancé(e) visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry a U.S. citizen shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé(e) must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. Eligible children of K-1 visa applicants receive K-2 visas.

The U.S. citizen sponsor must file Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé, with the USCIS Dallas Lockbox. Further information is available on the USCIS website under Fiancé Visas. Note: Form I-129F cannot be filed at a U.S. Embassy, Consulate, or USCIS office abroad.

After USCIS approves the petition, it is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) for further processing, and NVC will send it to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where your fiancé(e) will apply for a K-1 visa.

Scheduling the interview date

Once the U.S. Embassy Kyiv receives the approved petition from NVC, the Immigrant Visa Section will send a letter with the instructions on preparing for the visa interview to the applicant.

Note: Do not schedule your interview date until you receive these instructions. If you do not receive the instructions from the US Embassy within two months after the notification from NVC about the transferring of your case to Kyiv, you have to send an inquiry about the status of your case directly to the Consular Section of the US Embassy Kyiv at kyiviv@state.gov.

Preparing for the visa interview

Fiancé(e) visa interview instructions are available at the website of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. Visa fee payment instructions and options are available at this portal.

Note: Please do not schedule your K1/K2 visa interview if you did not receive information package by email from Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. Receipt of information package confirms that your file is at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and is ready to be processed.

Completing the DS-160 form

Each applicant applying for a fiancé(e) visa - including children - must have their own DS-160 visa application*. The DS-160 must be completed and submitted online prior to your interview at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

Any inquiries on completing the DS-160 can be addressed on the following website. Guidelines for completing the DS-160 form are available at our portal. We are unable to answer any questions or provide guidance on this process.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website and Consular Post websites
are the definitive sources of visa information. Should there be
discrepancies in content, the Consular Affairs website and Consular Post
websites take precedence.